Leaf

[Leaf]

Basic Information Name: Leaf Tree Race: Kelvic Gender: Male Date of Birth: Summer 21st 507 A.V Place of Birth: Ravok Languages: Common - Fluent ; Nari -Basic Skills: Hunting 21/100 (10 racial bonus, 10 starting package, 1seasonal XP) Acrobatics 10/100 (10 starting package) Unarmed Combat 10/100 (10 starting package) Weapon (Shortbow) 20/100 (20 starting package) Lore: Edible Fauna of Kalea Geography of Ravok Gnosis: Avalis' Divination

[Leaf]

Physical Appearance Leaf is proud and hawkish in both of his forms. His eyes are invariably golden yellow, wide and fierce in his faces. As the osprey he was born to be, Leaf isn't the absolute largest of birds, but he isn't in the smaller range either. His wingspan is five and a half feet long, with his body being twenty one inches large. He has distinctive colourings that put his species of bird aside from other predators. His predominantly white underbelly contrasts with the brown feathers of his back and the bands of his tail. His primaries are banded as well with white and brown. Leaf's face is home to the darkest of his plumage in the form of a black 'mask' over his eyes which joins with a black neck that delves into the brown of his back in turn. Leaf's bill is black as well, as are his talons. His legs, to contrast his talons, are white. As a human, Leaf is an adult man. His hair is dark brown, highlighted by instances of black. Once pale skin, sunkissed by his once outdoorsy lifestyle, holds together a body of compact muscle. Leaf isn't a bulky man, but he is tall among the Inarta he now lives among, with an overall height of six feet and weighing 170 pounds. His body is marked by scars, burns and tattoos accumulated over his short, yet horribly long, life. The most distinctive of all his body art and imperfections aside from a curious half Sun tattooed into his right hand is the presence of a large floral tattoo on the right side of his abdomen. A large pink Seer's Lily stretches along his ribs. The origins of this tattoo are kept closely secret by Leaf, but the general rumour is that Leaf once lost a bet and was forced to have the girlish mark added to his physique as proof of his shame. The truth is far more humble and grand than that.

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Personality Often, Leaf has been referred to as aloof, distant, and uncaring. His gold eyes seem not to burn with the emotions of man, and his voice rarely moves in pitches speaking of rage or joy. The appearance of dispassion is hardly true. Leaf functions as a beast doing his best to live a human life. He feels what is basic to man but evolved to animal kind. Lust, hunger, fear, loss and protectiveness grace his every waking moment. He takes little pleasure out of excitement and may find it alarming. The most distinctively non-human trait about Leaf is perhaps the ignorance of human suffering. He is not uncaring, but he understands the place of mortals in the world is to live, procreate and ultimately die. He sees this in the wild, knows this at the base of his heart, and will put a man out of his misery if he sees there is no hope. To those who know Leaf, they may take the sharp glare of his eyes just to be the osprey behind the man doing his best to understand the world and why it must live a tormented life as a human. He may show special interest in Charoda, if he meets one, for the osprey bird so does love seafood. Powered by the magic within the flower tattoo is deep sadness and confusion. Once a prize slave, the Kelvic knows the value of his life, and it saddens him truly that he can not trust others with the secret. The secret itself is a threat to him. It pulls at his waking moments, and the bird beneath the man fights. Leaf trusts his mind least of all, fearing the visions of Divination and that pure, vibrant world he has touched through his colourful birthmark. Despite everything, from the perceived coldness and the general distrust, Leaf tries to be approachable himself, even going so far as to offer a kind word or two. He is a Kelvic, always will be, and has needs for companionship that keep him tied to human society. He is always looking for something but never expecting to find it.

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History Leaf was born in slavery to a slave and as a child was branded with the symbol for his status: a partially eclipsed sun. Leaf's mother belonged to a family of hedonistic men and women and bore a certain beauty to her that suited their tastes finely. She was a Kelvic as well and passed her condition on to her son. She was a bird as well, but rarely was she permitted to shift, and so Leaf had never really seen her as her songbird form. Leaf's never knew his father either, although he was one of many possible Larks. Leaf was born an adorable child, but as he grew rapidly in that first year of life, he did not grow to be a beauty like his mother and unknown father. His face was more pointed and fierce than was liked. His redeeming quality was the floral pattern he was born with that seemed to unfurl as he matured. At a year old, and as a full grown man, Leaf was given to a young child by the name of Elaine Lark. Limited in his capacity by bonding to a child, and totally enthralled by her interest in him, Leaf gladly forgot the name his mother placed on him and took the name the girl gave him: Leaf Tree. Leaf served this girl happily, content until his gnosis awoke and his mind flared bright. Confused and deeply troubled, but unable to understand just what he was seeing, Leaf stopped sleeping. He feared his mind slipping away into the 'dreams', as he had called them. The Larks who owned Leaf began to see a benefit in selling Leaf rather than keep him around. A young Kelvic, half mad with lack of sleep and the effects of hypnosis used to force him calm. Paranoid and very troubled by his masters, their tricks to lull him into calm, and the visions of things he had no idea were true, Leaf was disillusioned with his little girl and his family. Three years old and reaching the prime of his youth, Leaf began to dream of a freedom that would one day be realised. Leaf was nearly four when he escaped the Larks during the lavish party held as they tried to sell him to any one of their wealthy guests. They thought him docile, the hypnotist used to push his pride behind his fear having perhaps pushed too far and invoking his anger. Or, perhaps the hypnotist had failed to properly influence the Kelvic. The product was the same nontheless, and Leaf fled the Larks and their great disappointment at the mess he had made of their party and their profit. Freed from his collar finally, Leaf took to the life of his osprey form, living in isolation and fear of being captured and returned to the humans he feared would brutally punish him. Leaf fled far, crossing woods, forests, tundra, and reaching the high peaks of mountains. He found Wind Reach and was taken by these humans and their affection to their avian fellows. He saw eagles thrice the size of men, and more, revered for their very selves. Leaf fell in love with these humans, as he had once loved his little human Elaine before he saw her for what she was. It took him some time to return to his human form, and only when he was sure there were clothes at hand to hide the gnosis that had brought him so much pain. He never really forgot the torment of the humans as they used the budding power for themselves, he never forgot how they called for cruel men to come and tie him down using their eyes and words when he was unruly. An Avora now, Leaf serves his city as a hunter and does his best to keep to himself but for selling his wares.

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Possessions Housing: An apartment, roughly four hundred square feet, in the Darniva Commonrooms, given to him for being an Avora. This includes a bunk, hearth, chest, chair, and table. Belongings: When Leaf came to Wind Reach and emerged from his bird form, he acquired a set of clothing that entailed a green shirt, black bryda, a green katinu and knee high boots. He also ended up with a waterskin and a bag full of provisions for his hunts which included food for a week, an eating knife, toiletries and flint and steel. Purchased Items: Shortbow -30 pinions Shortbow Arrows (60) - 3 pinions Quiver - 20 pinions 2 Felt Breeches, Green and Brown - 2 pinions 3 Scarves, Red, Gold and Blue - 1 pinion 2 Felt Shirts, White and Red - 1 pinion Heirloom: A wood statuette Leaf had made. It is crudely carved and somewhat brittle, but the meaning behind it makes it invaluable to Leaf. He had carved it himself and the roughness is due directly to his lack of skill. Ledger: 100 pinions (SP) - 53 pinions (SPP) +750 pinions (Fall Wages) -450 pinions (Fall taxes) - 4 pinions = 343 pinions